Nutritional deficiencies, stress, and hormonal changes unrelated to the peptide can all affect hair
Specifically, it produces no IGF-1 elevation (avoiding proliferative concerns), no negative impact on glucose metabolism (avoiding diabetes risk), no fluid retention or edema, and no concerning patterns of joint pain that can occur with growth hormone
The peptide effects depend on consistent use over time rather than any single dose
Convenience Oral supplements are generally more convenient and less invasive than injections
It is knowing which patient needs a GLP-1 and which one needs a workup, how to titrate through the nausea window without losing the patient, how to protect lean mass during rapid loss, how to screen for the contraindications that matter, and how to tell a patient honestly what an adjunct will and will not do for them